Hello everyone!
Need ideas on what to do with my basement. 24" of drywall has been cut out from ground up, along with the insulation. Perimiter is about 165' Need to put the walls back in order, but do not want to use just drywall and wood basebords. Thats why they were removed in the first place. Do not inticipate on having to remove them again if used, but just as a percaitious. So Im lookig for ideas for what i could use instead. Have come up with a few good ideas , but can not make up my mind and this is driving me nuts. It will be used as a rec room. Was a rec room until water damaged drywalls and trim, friendly reminder; basement. Issue has been addressed. Now just incase, I want to finish it with waterproof, mold proof, which ever is the correct term, material. I've tought about vinyl wainscoating from parkland plastics. Plastic sheets from all different sizes ranging from .090 frp to 1/2 in thickness plastic sheets. that wainscoating cought my eye, but not my wallet. It would run me about $1500 just for material. 36" height planks, chair rail and baseboard. All vinyl. But not considering I would need a backer behing it (cement board) i guess to flush it with the existing drywall above it. then tought the 4x8 panels 1/4"-1/2" thick. but theyre just plain sheets. no texture to them, besides the 0.90 frp ones which are a white dull on one side or a the popcorn looking stuff on the otherside. So i need something kind of attractive from walls to baseboards. It is a living space. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

 

by the way, what ever i've considered all has been special order material. huge reason why im looking for other ideas.
Thanks

 

I would give cement tile backer board a good look. I don't know if it can be had in 4' X 8' pieces or if it only comes in 3' X 5' pieces which would be a lot of waste. Tile backer board can be had in 1/2" thickness which would match up with the drywall and can be coated to match the finish of the drywall. It might take an extra coat or two to get it as smooth. If it were mine I would plaster it and get it in one coat but plaster is not amateur friendly.
I also would leave a 1/2 gap from the floor and maybe would not even put in a base or use vinyl cove base.

 

well, just decided to stick with mold/moisture resistant drywall down to about 5" from ground. the rest with backer board and a 6" vinyl trim. trim to overlap backerboard and drywall. so incase i ever get a few inches ever again which i doubt just a little shop vac work and that ill bet it. no harm done.